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Big Island, Hawaii February 2024

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  Best part of HI- lanais I love Hawaii. It is a joy of a place to travel to. Weather is (almost) always fantastic. There are so many wonderful natural areas to explore. And because it's in the US it's so gosh darn easy to plan- or even wing it- on a trip to this place. For that reason, the Nelson Lilly's go there every 2 years and the kids and I LOVE it. This trip was no exception. Over the years we have gravitated to repeat Maui trips for a few reasons but in large part because of the incomparable Honua Kai condo resort in Kaanapali. It may seem a bit unlike us to love a destination because of the lodging but in Hawaii part of the game is relaxation and family time and when this can be combined with an incredible lanai from which one can watch whales breaching and the sun rising or setting? Well, that's perfection. So the states were high as I scoured the Big Island for a (nearly) equivalently marvelous condo resort. Thankfully I found a winner in the Halii Kai in the...
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Sweden bike trip, August 2024

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I spontaneously decided that when each kid turns 10, 15 and 20 they get to decide the location of one of our family vacations. To my surprise Zooey chose Sweden "because I want to meet our relatives". My family is still in contact with my mom's second cousin Ingvar, who is a healthy robust 80 something year old. He has visited us in the US a couple times (I was a kid) and my Grandpa Mel visited him in Sweden years ago. So once I learned Ingvar lives in Halmstad on the West Coast of Sweden I set to work building an itinerary for the 5 of us (Z 11, O 6, F 2).  Anyone who knows me, however, knows I'm not big on classic sight seeing and I always need to throw in some kind of physical adventure. I had been itching to get our family on a bike packing trip. It seemed like an easy way to see more sights, cover more ground without carrying a heavy pack (and heavy children, though frankly I kinda enjoy carrying the children) but still have the joy of physical exertion/challenge...
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